The psychosocial resources of a patient's spouse, such as perceived self-efficacy and social support, are predictive of the patient's recovery and readjustment after heart surgery.
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May warrant preoperative spousal assessment in cardiac surgery; leaves open causal role and need for interventional trials.
Schröder et al. (1997) studied this question.
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